Bircher

or Birch·ite

[ bur-cher ]

noun

1. a member, advocate, or follower of the John Birch Society and its principles.

Bircher

/ ˈbɜːtʃə /

noun

1. a member or supporter of the John Birch Society

Derived Forms

• ˈBirchˌism, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bircher¹

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; (John) Birch (Society) ( def ) + -er ¹

Example Sentences

RFK Jr. appears to be a proud inheritor of the Bircher conspiracy theory about fluoride in the water.

From Salon

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council's acting director of corporate services Andrew Bircher said all appropriate safety checks and paperwork were in place as part of the funfair's arrangement to rent the land from the council.

From BBC

Likewise, Dallek’s dearth of sociological data — of the sort one finds, for example, in “Suburban Warriors,” Lisa McGirr’s groundbreaking study of Birchers in Orange County, Calif. — makes it difficult to evaluate his insistence that the GOP didn’t need to placate the Bircher base.

From Washington Post

And Dallek’s account — of the “halting” and clumsy effort by conservatives to simultaneously exploit and contain Bircher energies — is both well-told and depressingly familiar.

From Washington Post

But as we know from McGirr’s study, and as Dallek admits elsewhere, Bircher groups, especially in the Sun Belt, were concentrated in the suburbs.

From Washington Post